Method of making tie elements



Nov. 6, 1928. 1,690,865

H. E. KONDOLF METHOD OF MAKING s; ELEMENTS I Filed Sept. 4, 1926 IINVEPf l'j) I Patented Nov. 6, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT"? oFFIcE. f

HENRY n. KONDOLF, or New YORK, N. Y. ,ASSIGNOR TO THE LoxsEAL-ooRroieArIoN,

I or BBO KLYN, NEW YORK, AooRroRATmN-or NEW. YORK. H

METHOD or MAKING TIE ELEMENTS. 7

Application filed September 4, 1926'. Serial N0. 133,630.

My present invention relates to tie elements, and haspaiticularreference to a method of m'anufaetauringtie elements whoseends are provided with tips or sheaths.

tion in detail, I will premise that tags for lrr-emova'ble associationwith garments or merehandi'semay be desirablyprovided with My inventioncontemplates the production of tie elements of this general character,and more particularly, of tie elements which are designed for use withtags having inaccessible pockets for the irremovable reception of theends "of the tie elements. For the purpose of effecting this irremovableassociation, the ends of the tie are advantageous- 1y provided with tipsor sheaths whose nor; mal positions are trans-verse with respectto thetie, whereby the tips may be aligned with the tie during the insertionthereof. through a constricted opening, and whereby'the subse-. quentnormal re-positioning of the tips w ll prevent withdrawal thereofthrough said opening. r U

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method formanufacturing tie elements of this character, and it is a particularobject to provide a method wherein such tie elements may be produced inarapid, yet 1nexpensive, and simple manner from a continuous length oftie material. More particularly, it is an object of the presentinvention to provide a method for manufacturing such tie elements by'theemployment of a properly guided continuous tie and a properly guidedcontinuous strip, ofmaterial suchas metal. A feature of the inventionlies in sodirect-ing and moving the. continuous tie and stripga-nd sotreating these elements during their movements, that a large number of'completed tie elements may be produced successively ina most efiicientand simple manner.-

It is another object ofthe invention to provide such a method for themanufacture of tie elements whose tips are provided with attenuatedends; tie elements of this character being advnntageously utilized withtags Before proceeding to describe my invenof the i r described becauseof the'increased threading facility which is prod d y the-pointed tips vA. feature of the invention lies in so treating the-continuous strip'loftip inateriah such as metal, that-the provision ofpointed tie elementtips is rendered entirely automatic.

Briefly,-'my invention contemplates, the successive positioning ofspaced portions of a continuous tie in close adj acenc'e-with the end ofa-continuous-strip, severingthis end from the remainderof the strip,associating the end Witl'i. the tie portion to provide a sheath, andsubsequently severing the sheath so to position a portion thereof onone'tie element element. Ina preferred method of carrying out theinventlon, the continuous tie is moved and another portion thereof onanother tie in a step by step mannersoas to, position the Y spaced.port-ions thereof: during the periods of rest at'a predeterminedpointpand thestrip isglven a similar'step' by step jmove- I ment so'asto position the neivlytorined end theneof in close proximitywith saidpoint.

For-the attainment of the foregoing obfleets and such other objects asmay herei-nafter appear or he pointed out, I have i1lus-' tratedtoneform of my invention in the accompa nying drawings infwhich 1 v n Fig. 1is a perspective view of aeontinuo'us tie and a continuous "strip inrelative positions during one phase of the'manuiacturing process; l i

Fig. 2 is a similar view during-a second phase; v v

n Fig. 3 is a view of a completed tie element. of the character whichmay be produced by my invention; and i Fig. 4. a fragmentary plan Viewof Fig. 1

showing one method of constructing the sheath-blank.

Referring for the'mom'ent toFig. 3,

it will be observed? that the tie element which my invention seehs topreduce'compr'ises a main onbody polftlon 10, which may be made ofsuitable flexible material, such as string, and

end portions pro' idedqwith tips 11 whose normal positionswrench-longitudinal with respect to the axis of'the tie. In the embodiment shown, each tip consists'of a blank of sheet material rolledabout the end of the tie 10 so as to-prov-ide a sheath, and each tip 11;islshown as provided with :a' pointed end 12."

By twisting the tip 11 so as to align it with the tie 10, the point 12will be found to facilitate the passage of the tie elements throughunperforated material; after the tip has passed through the material, itwill assume its natural position, substantially as shown in Fig. 3, andthe point 12 will thereupon increase the security with which the tip isheld. V

For the manufacture of tie elements of the character illustrated in Fig.3, I have provided a method which is illustratively exemplified invarious stages in Figs. 1, 2 and a. It will be observed that I haveshown a continuous tie 13 leading from asource of supply (not show'nlandsultably guided, as

by rollers 14 and 15, so as to cause each por tion of the tie eventuallyto pass a predetermined point which I have denoted by the referencenumeral 16. It Willalso be observed that I have shown a continuous strip.17, leading from a source of supply (not tie 13 and the strip 17 aremoved in a step by step manner, the steps of movement of the tie 13being greater than those of the strip 17, and the movements beingsotimed 'thatthe periods of rest occur at the same time. Fig. 1' may beconsidered to represent the relative positions of the parts during aperiod of rest. It will be noted that a midportion of the tie 13 ispositioned in mutual adjacence to the end portion 18 of the strip 17. Inaccordance with my. invention this end portion is now severed from thebalance of the strip 17 along a line 19. Thereupon, the severed end isassociated with the adjacent tie portion, as by rolling, so as toprovide a sheath 20 as shown in Fig. 2. After this sheath has beenformed, the tie'and the strip are advanced, and inasmuch as the mag-.

nitude of advance of the tie is greater than that of the strip, the nextperiod of rest will present a spaced portion of the tie in similarmutual proximity; to the newly formed end portion of the strip. Forexample, the relative movements may be such that the portion of the tieoverlying the roller 14: in Fig. 1 may occupy the position 16 at thenext period of rest, while the newly formed end of the strip, defined bythe line 19, will be brought into the position occupied by the forwardend of the strip in Fig.1. After this period of rest has been arrivedat, the sheath .20 is severed, medially thereof, as indicated by'thedotted line 21 in Fig. 2, whereupon an independent and complete tieelement 22 will have been produced. It will be noted that the rear endof the tie element 22 will carry a portion of the initial sheath 20,whereas the balance of the sheath 20 will be carried by the end of thetie 13, and will eventually be positioned upon the forward end of thetie element, subsequently to be produced. It will also be observed thatthe step of severance along the line 21 may be made to take place beforethe advance movement, i. e., immediately after the, sheath 20 has beenformed. And it willalsobe observed that the steps may be repeated in amanner which will produce completed tie elements, one after another inrapid succession, each thereof carrying. a portion of one sheath at itsforward end, and carrying a portion of a succeeding sheath at its rearend. The line of severance 21 18 preferably made in a perpendicularlytransverse direction.

For the purpose of providing the tips with points 12, and forthe'purpose of providing the tips in a manner which positions themnormally as shown in Fig. 3, the cuts corresponding to the cut 19 aremade along lines which are, not perpendicularly transverse. The line ofseverance 19 is made along the line which forms an acute angle with thelongitudinal axis of the strip 17 as shown most. clearly in Figure' l.Although successive. lines 19 may be made parallel to each other, sothat the severed ends will constitute rhomboids, nevertheless it will beobserved that this is not essential.- For example, the line 19 may bedirected in a manner which will cause the severed ends to constitute atrapezoid, By the term trapezoid as used herein and in the appendedclaims, I refer to aquadrilateral with, one pair of opposite sidesparallel and the other two sides forming non-rectilinear angles withsaid parallel sides. In general, reference to Fig. 2 will show that theblank of sheet ma terial must be so rolled with respect to the axis ofthe tie 13, that the end edges of the sheath 20 are disposed along linesforming acute angles with this axis. If the end edges of each sheath areso positioned, whether a sharpened point 12 result or not, the tips 12will eventually position themselves substantially as in Fig. 3, i. e.,non-longitudinally.

It will thus be observed that I have provided a method which is bothefiicient and inexpensive, and which may be utilized along the linesillustratively exemplifiedherein for the rapid quantity production oftie elements of the character described. It. will be observed that nomaterial is wasted, and it will also be observed that the length of tieelements and the nature oftips may be varied with great ease to meetvarying requirements. It will also be obvious that many changes in thedetails herein described and illustrated for th ca n e of plein g he n ue 0t my invention may be made by those skilled in the art withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in theappended claims. tended that these details be interpreted asillustrative, and not in a limiting sense.

I Having thus described my invention and illustrated its use, what I.claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. In a methodof making tie elements of the character described, the steps whichcomprise guiding a midportion of a continuous tie into adjacent positionwith respect to the end of a continuous strip, severing said end along aline forming an acne angle with the longitudinal axis of the strip andassociating it with said midportion to form a sheath for the latter, andthen advancing both the tie and the strip to'bring another midportion ofthe tie into similar adjacence with respect to the newly produced end ofthe strip.

2. In a method of making tie elements of the character described, thesteps which comprise guiding a midportion of a Continuous tie intoadjacent position with respect to the endof a continuous strip, severingsaid end along an oblique line to render said end trapezoidal andassociating it with said midportion to form a sheath for the latter, andthen advancing both the tie and the strip to bring another midportion ofthe tie into similar adjacence with respect to the newly produced end ofthe strip.

, 3. The method of making tie elements of the character described whichcomprises the steps of guiding. a midportion of a continuous tie intoadjacent position with respect to the end of a continuous strip,severing said end along a line forming an acute angle with thelongitudinal axis of the strip and associating it with said midportionto form a sheath for the latter, advancing both the tie and the strip tobring another midportion of the tie into similar adjacence with respectto the newly produced end of the strip, and sevring said sheath alongaline perpendicular to the longitudinal axis to position one por tionthereof at the rear end of one tie ele- It is therefore in-' ment andanother portion thereof at the forward end of the tieelementsubsequently to t e, and severing the sheaths to provide independent tieelements, whereby each of the latter will carry a portion of an initialsheath at each end, and whereby the angular edges of the sheaths willpermit the tie element to position itself substantially transverselywith respect to said sheath portions.

The method of making tie elements of the character described, whichcomprises rolling trapezoidal blanks of sheet material successivelyabout spaced portions of a tie with the axis of the tie parallel to theparallel sides of the blanks to provide sheaths with attenuated ends forsaid portions,and cutt'ng through said sheaths to provide several engthsof the tie whereof each carries a poi 1 tion of a sheath at each end. v

6. In a method of making tie elementsof the character described, thestep or 'stepsof rolling a blank of sheet material about a tie in amanner which disposes the end edges of the sheath produced thereby alonglines forming acute angles with the axis of the tie and severing thesheath medially thereof along a line substantially transverse to theaxis of the tie. I r 7. The method of making tie elements of thecharacter described which comprises moving a continuous tie and acontinuous strip longitudinally of each thereof in a step by stepmanner, the steps of the tie being larger than those of the strip,severing an end of the strip to form a trapezoidal blank,

and rolling said blank about a portion of the tie with the axis of thetie'parallel to the parallel sides of the blank to form a sheath duringeach period of rest, and then severing the sheath and tie.

In witness whereof, I have signed this specification.

HENRY-E. KONDOLF.

